The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-18
THE LINCOLN DEMOCRACY.
WHAT WAS DONE IN LAST MON
DAYS PRIMARIES.

| Aeos AAonuhg as IAI rs We nave been aJh
to gather the facts from each. We hav,
not been able to secure copy of the Of
fetal proceedings of but few of the meet
lngs, which will explain any inaccuracie
which may appear:
BRooHHAyEN.
The meeting was organized by electinl
A. Z. McNair Chairman and A. Kraus
Secretary. The following delegates wer,
elected to the County Convention, will
instructions to support A. Lewenthal, Jr.
for Floater, and to vote against paking
nominations for any Office below Repre-
sentative: r II Thompson, A C McNair
A Krauss, A + Moreton, J o Frilick, Z
Pfeifer, l. Bowen, G Milan, Chas
Schnorrenberg, F Larkin and II
Allen.
No other instructions were given.
BodUE CHITro.
Joel Moak, Al Hart, r r. Albritton,
Thos. Gwin, ThOs. Williams and Samuel
Brster were elected delegates at this
precinct, with instructions to support
McLain for District-Attorney, Summers
for Floater, Sessions for Representative.
MONTGOMERY.
Isaac Smith was chairman of this
meeting, and w L Powell Secretary, and
l. II White, Isaac Smith and w L Lam
bright were appointed delegates with
instructions to cast their votes in the
convention as follows: For State Sena-
tor, 7 Ford; for District Attorney, F A
McLain, for Floater, A NJ Summers; for
Representative, G Sessions; for Chan
Gerry Clerk, + NJ Martin; for Surveyor, l.
Blue; for Assessor, D II S Cox; for Super
visor, A E Graves; for Justice of the
Peace, s B Smith; for Constable, W L
Powell.
LITTLE BAHALA.
Gus. Furr, John p Little, and James
Davis were appointed delegates without
instructions.
FAIR RIVER.
John n May. Policy johnson, and
James Smith were appointed delegates
with no instructions.
McCLENDoN's.
This meeting was presided over by
G P Connerly, with w Williams as
Secretary, and appointed the following
delegates: w C Summers, w c Price,
j NJ Brister, j F Greer and w Williams;
alternates, Joel Finch, C McGuffie, II
Busby, I E Greer and p Williams.
Instructions we're given for + B Ford, for
Senator; F A McLain, for District-AttOr-
ney; A NJ Summers, for Floater; J G
Session, for Representative; r w McNair
for Sheriff; + NJ Martin, for Chancery
Clerk; b WOolley, for Circuit Clerk;
A J Martin, for Treasurer; d II Cox, for
Assessor. 1t was also
Resolved, That the delegates be instruct
cd not to cast their vOtPs'fOr any man
who has not been properly before the
people rs n candidate.
LARD's MILL.
Dave Herring, Sam eagle, Hiram
Smith, Allen Westbrook and Thomas
Porter were elected delegates and instruct
ed for Summers and Sessions.
ADAMS.
81 Hodges presided over this meeting
aud w A Hodges acted as Secretary. Dele
gates-T C Montgomery, j. j. Wilson
aud w A Hodges. Alternatcs-Nat May,
L w Chisholm, and Charles Sweariugal,
colored. No instructions.
VACGHAE's.
l. Blue, Ebert Case, Jesse Paxton and
Thomas Smith were appointed delegates
without instructions.
casts MILL.
Elijah Crider and A c Arlington were
appointed delegates, with instructions to
support Lewenthal and Sessions.
CAsEYVILLE.
There was a split in the meeting at Ca
SEVILLE. One faction W as presided ove1
by DIR. f r Applewhite, with Edga 7
Green as Secretary, and the other by Jos.
Smylie, with C w Beacham as Secretary.
The faction presided over by DR.. Apple
white elected w J McRee, DR.. John Ma
gee, Ford Smith, N re Watson and John
Woolley, as delegates; and the faction
presided over by j C Smylie elected S p
McRee, D B Magee, G Smylie, j d
Blue and d w Andiug as delegates. Each
faction, we understand, Instructed for
Prentiss Buie and no other instructions